Avery Dennison (AVY) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Avery Dennison (AVY) reported Return on Capital Employed of 18.7% for Q1 2026, down 199.0% year-over-year from 18.89% in Q1 2025, and up 2.85% quarter-over-quarter from 18.18% in Q4 2025.

Avery Dennison (AVY) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Avery Dennison (AVY) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 18.7% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 18.7%, down 199.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 18.7% (down 199.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 18.89%, down 160.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed advanced to 18.7% in Q1 2026 per AVY's latest filing, from 18.18% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 27.53% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 16.29% in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 20.84% and a median of 20.67% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1121 bps in 2023, then soared 549 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 20.66% in 2022, then dropped by 15 bps to 17.61% in 2023, then increased by 14 bps to 20.04% in 2024, then decreased by 9 bps to 18.18% in 2025, then climbed by 3 bps to 18.7% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AVY's Return on Capital Employed at 18.7% in Q1 2026, 18.18% in Q4 2025, and 18.92% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn 3.75%
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn 11.12%
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 5.64%
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn 4.39%
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn 11.46%
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn 18.70%
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn 15.18%
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn 12.31%
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn 12.65%
10 Silgan Holdings 4.09 Bn 3.66 Bn 265.78 Mn 8.48%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 18.70%
Dec 31, 2025 18.18%
Sep 27, 2025 18.92%
Jun 28, 2025 20.76%
Mar 29, 2025 20.69%
Dec 28, 2024 20.04%
Sep 28, 2024 21.82%
Jun 29, 2024 21.66%
Mar 30, 2024 20.77%
Dec 30, 2023 17.61%
Sep 30, 2023 16.33%
Jul 1, 2023 16.29%
Apr 1, 2023 18.28%
Dec 31, 2022 20.66%
Oct 1, 2022 27.53%
Jul 2, 2022 27.00%
Apr 2, 2022 25.12%
Jan 1, 2022 24.68%
Oct 2, 2021 30.15%
Jul 3, 2021 31.67%